Voice mail used to be a useful business communication tool. Today, however, it’s becoming as obsolete as fax machine. This became clear to me when somebody forwarded me today’s Dear Abby column. Check ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Why listen ...

CallWave is about the coolest free cell-phone utility I have ever seen, and it goes a long way toward making me not care so much about the "visual voice mail" that Steve Jobs touted for the upcoming ...

Playing catchup with rival AT&T and technology available on Apple's iPhone since last year, Verizon Wireless on Monday introduced its own visual voicemail service to a limited number of subscribers ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Setting up a voicemail account on your Google Pixel and customizing the message people hear when they leave a message is essential. It helps ...

Google now gives users of a subset of Google Voice features if they want to simply use their service without getting a brand new "Google Number". Mobile phone users can now forward incoming calls to ...